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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tarik Skubal struck out 11 to earn his first win as a Dodger. Los Angeles rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. The NL West leaders have now won five in a row and nine of their last 12 games. After trailing 3-0 in the first, Skubal settled down, allowing three runs and five hits in seven innings. Kyle Tucker singled in the tying and go-ahead runs in the fifth to snap an 0 for 25 skid at home. The Pirates had a chance to tie in the eighth, but reliever Jack Dreyer ended the threat with a strikeout. Tanner Scott retired the side in the ninth to earn his 19th save.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Wyndham Clark lost the lead with a double bogey on the first hole at Bellerive. And then he left Rory McIlroy, Gary Woodland and everyone else behind at the BMW Championship. Clark shot a 65 despite a bogey on the final hole. That gives him a five-shot lead going into the final round as the U.S. Open champion goes for his third win this year. McIlroy had three straight birdies late in his round for a 65. Patrick Cantlay shot a 66 in his bold bid to move into the top 30 and qualify for the Tour Championship.

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams will team up with Carlos Alcaraz to create a powerhouse mixed doubles pair in her return to the U.S. Open. The U.S. Tennis Association announced Saturday that Williams and Alcaraz had been given a wild card into the tournament. The mixed doubles main draw begins Tuesday. It will be Williams’ first time playing at the U.S. Open since 2022. She returned to tennis this summer. Alcaraz announced this week he would return to defend his U.S. Open singles title after being sidelined since April with a right wrist injury. Williams isn’t planning to play singles in New York.